Naval Air Station Combat Air Crew certificate for Naval Air Station, Banana River VPB2 OTU 3, Combat Air Crew Number 13G, certifies that Plane Captain J. S. Kulmacz and his crew are "well and truly qualified..." Also listed on the certificate are...

Interview conducted by Nathan Ferrance. Adelard Dusseault enlisted in the United States Air Force in the spring of 1953. He went to basic training at Sampson Air Force Base in New York. From there he was transferred to Lackland Air Force Base...

Interview conducted by Kara Hoffman. Angelo Rose enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 17. He went to Camp Lejeune (N.C.) for basic training where he was taught discipline and rifle skills. In May of 1944 he was sent to the Pacific Theatre,...

Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Kilgore enlisted with the National Guard in 1937. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, he became activated with the U.S. Army. When he began basic training in the army, he was promoted to sergeant and then...

Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Christopher Wood joined the U.S. Coast Guard on July 14, 1969. He chose the Coast Guard because one of his friends had also enlisted, and he thought the chances of him going to Vietnam would be decreased. He...

Interview conducted by Judi Houpert. Donald Moss joined the U.S. Marine Corps in February of 1942, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the time he had just finished art school in Boston, MA, and was working for a printing company. He...

Interview conducted by Brett Bloom. Gladys Donovan was living in East Hartford, CT when she decided to enlist in the United States Army. She wanted to do her part to help the war effort. She was sent to basic training in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, and...

Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. John F. Croce enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 while he was a sophomore in college. He went to basic training at Parris Island (S.C.), and then radio school at Camp Lejeune (N.C.). He was then sent to...